2 falling boulders, rockslide closes Sardine Canyon

2 falling boulders, rockslide closes Sardine Canyon

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BRIGHAM CITY — A rockslide on US-89/91 has forced police to close Sardine Canyon, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

Sgt. Marykaye Lucas with UHP said the rockslide occurred at about 9:50 p.m. Friday, closing the road in both directions between Mantua and Brigham City.

"We've had two large boulders come down off the mountainside and land in the middle of the road," Lucas said. "Because of the heavy rainfall, the mountainside is a little bit unstable. So they closed (the road) for public safety until further notice."

Lucas said one of the boulders is the size of an "average sized sedan" and the other is slightly smaller. The boulders fell between mile markers 4 and 5 in the canyon, just before the Mantua exit she said.

The slide caused six separate accidents, Lucas said. It was unclear if any cars were hit by or ran into the boulders, but Lucas said some of the debris that came down with the boulders caused at least some of the accidents.

Three of the six accidents involved injuries, but all of the injuries were minor, Lucas said.

Lucas said there is no timeline for the reopening of the road, and it will be closed until officers determine it is safe for traffic.

UDOT recommends taking SR-30 at Riverside off of I-15 as an alternative route.

Contributing: Paul Nelson

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